Dough rolling and cutting device



June 18, oss I 2,204,825

DOUGH ROLLING AND CUTTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 13, 1939 INVENTOR,

Patented June 18, 1940 UNITED d'i-ATES PATENT OFFICE notion ROLLING AND' CUTTING DEVICE Pietro Antonio Rossi, Youngstown, Ohio Application February 13, 1939, Serial No. 256,056

I 2 Claims. (01.107-452) This invention relates to a dough rolling and ing understood that changes in the precise emcutting device. bodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can The principal object of this invention is the be made within the scope of what is claimed, provision of a dough rolling and cutting device without departing from the spirit of the inven- 5 adapted to be removably positioned upon an end tion. 7 5 of a kitchen table or cabinet. The invention is illustrated in the accompany- 1 A further object of this invention is the prog drawing, whereinvision of a dough rolling and cutting device com- Figure 1 is a p rspective view of a portion of a prising a plurality of horizontally positioned rolls, ab e S w e dOngh rolling and Cutting one or more of which. is adapted. to be formed vice positioned on one end thereof with a slidin 1O of a plurality of circular knives. I board provided on the table structure just below A still further object of this invention is the the dOllgh s a Cutting devi provision of a dough rolling and cutting device Figure 2 is a ttom e evation of the left half providing convenient adjusting means for varyof the dough rolling and cutting device shown in ing the tension upon the dough rolling and cut- Figure 1, Showing in detail the means provided m ting portions the f, for clearing the dough from the rolls and ,the A still further object of this invention is the knives thereof and the adjust t, hearing and provision of a dough rolling and cutting device gearing sso formed that it can be convenientlyattached to y referring to e drawing and Figure 1 in the end f a tab-1 by means of ck t engaging particular it will be seen that a table having a 99 members formed thereon, and provided with a p I and l 2 has n p v at n n v hinged top section which, when in closed posier t a dough rolling d- Cuttihg ev tion, creates in effect-an extension of the said Comprising a ectangular frame 3,.a h ge p table. section t and a plurality of dough rolling and The dough rolling and tti device Shown cutting rolls positioned in said frame. The dough 2-" and described herein has been designed to enable rolling and Cutting r0115 Comprising a P Of the housewife to conveniently roll pie dough with Plain r0115 5 d 6 and a knife roll I. The knife a minimum of effort and to make macaroni, noo- T011 7 is formed Of a plurality of Circular metal dles, and the like without the necessity of laborknives With Suitable Spacers p s ed betw e iously hand rolling a quantity of dough and cutthe S d is preferably a ed so t at sevting the same with a knife which has heretofore elal groups of knives Will Provide Several optitmal been the custom. The dough rolling and cut- Widths 0f Cut dOughting device has been formed. in a flat compact unit The plain r0115 5 and 5 are p ed immediand provided with means for attachment to the ately adjacent o e k fe r011 'l and it will be 3.1 end of an rdinary kitchen tab1e Thus t seen that the plain roll 5 serves as a backup roll vice can be positioned upon the'end of an ordithe knife/r011 in Cutting dOugh nd that nary kitchen table and due to its construction the plain roll 5 and plain r011 6 ve as dough and form be utilized as an extension of the same roiling 1"0115 Whfih the dough is p ssed between t t i l th b n th t th positigning them. In order that various thicknesses of dough 40 of the device makes it possible for the housewife y be rolled in v e, Suitable adjustment 40 t mix t dough on t t m roll t t t fmeans have been provided wherein threaded bolts sired thickness by utilizing the roller portions of 3 positioned thlll threaded Openings 9 n the the device and out the same into any of several rectangular frame 3 and 'p ided' with condifferent widths by utilizing the knife sections of venlent e nut heads so t y may be the device. It is desirable that the table upon easily rotated- Their inner e ds are iournaled 45 which the dough rolling and cutting device be p011 Shafts ii of the plain T011 6 in such manpositioned be equipped with a sliding shelf a her that when these adjustment bolts 8 are relatively short distance below the dough rolling turned inwardly, the plain roll 6 is moved horiand cutting device so as to receive the rolled zontally against the plain roll 5 which in turn dough, cut macaroni, or noodles conveniently. moves against the knife roll I, it being understood With the foregoing and other objects in view that shafts l2 and I3 (see Figure 2) supporting which will appear as the description proceeds, theserolls are carried in suitable slot-like structhe invention resides in the combination and arture in a bracket portion of the rectangular frame rangement of parts and in the detailsof con- 3 so that they may be moved horizontally. In struction hereinafter described and claimed, it bethis connection it will be seen that the shafts ll,

l2 and I3 are geared to one another by suitable gears M, the gear teeth of which are sufficiently long to provide engagement even though the shafts upon which they are carried may be moved slightly in relation to one another. It will also be seen that the shaft I2 extends outwardly thru the rectangular frame 3 and is squared so as to receive a crank l5. This crank I 5 being positioned on the squared end of the shaft 12 by means of a simple friction catch so that the crank l5 may be readily removed and replaced at will.

By referring to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing it will be seen that the dough rolling and cutting device is adapted to be positioned upon the end of a kitchen table or cabinet by means of armlike brackets l6 formed in each side of the rectangular frame 3. These arm-like brackets l6 are adapted to slidably engage and look into mounting brackets I! positioned on the sides of the said table. In selecting a table upon which to attach the dough rolling and cutting device shown herein, it is desirable to have one equipped with a sliding shelf such as that indicated at I8, in Figure 1. The sliding shelf I8 providing a convenient place to receive the rolled or cut dough.

In order that the dough being passed thru the rolls of this device will not stick to the rolls suitable scraper bars l9 and 20 are provided on the bottom of the rectangular frame 3 (see Figure 2) and are adapted to engage the rolls 5 and 6 so as to guide the dough away from them. In order that the dough will not be retained between the circular knives of the knife roll I a comb-like scraper 2| has been provided on the bottom of the rectangular frame 3, the various teeth portions of the comb-like scraper 2| being adapted to engage the knife roll I in the spaces between the circular knives thereon so as to effectively remove cut dough therefrom.

What I claim is:

1. A dough rolling and cutting device comprising a rectangular frame, a plurality of rolls positioned in the said frame by means of shafts extending from the ends of the said rolls and engaging slot-like openings in the said frame, means for moving the rolls in relation to the slot-like openings in the said frame so as to vary the pressure of the rolls upon each other, the said means comprising threaded bolts functioning in threaded openings in the said frame and having their inner ends journaled upon the shafts of one of the said rolls, gears positioned on the said shafts and a crank positioned on one of the said shafts providing for the rotation of the said rolls, dough scraping means formed on the said frame and positioned adjacent to the said rolls and comprising fiat scraper bars engaging the surfaces of the said plain rolls and a comb-like scraper bar engaging the said knife roll between the individual circular knives thereof and means for attaching the rectangular frame to the end of a table.

2. A dough rolling and cutting device comprisa ing a plurality of rolls positioned in a rectangular frame, the said plurality of rolls comprising a pair of plain rolls adapted to roll dough and a knife roll adapted to cut dough, gears positioned on the said rolls together with a crank positioned on one of the said rolls so that the same may be rotated thereby, a hinged top portion formed on said frame and adapted to cover the said rolls when the same are not being used, means for attaching the said frame to the end of a table so that the said frame and its closed top portion form a fiat extension on the said table, scraper bars positioned on the said frame adapted to remove the dough from the said rolls, the said scraper bars comprising fiat bars engaging the said plain rolls and a bar engaging the said knife roll, means for varying the thickness of the dough being rolled comprising threaded bolts positioned in the said frame and having the inner ends journaled upon one of the said rolls so that the said rolls may be moved into closer association therethru.

PIETRO ANTONIO ROSSI. 

